Hunter Biden’s trial on federal gun charges is entering its second week.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers said Friday they would announce Monday whether he will testify in his own defense as enters its second week.
Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell said Friday that Biden’s legal team was down to « their last decision » in the case, meaning whether to call the defendant. The defense has only called three witnesses so far, , Hunter Biden’s eldest daughter, who gave emotional testimony Friday about her father’s drug use.
Another possible witness is President Biden’s brother, James « Jimmy » Biden, who was expected to testify Friday, but the court adjourned earlier than expected. If Hunter Biden testifies, prosecutors have indicated they may call an additional witness.
Hunter Biden is charged with three felonies stemming from his purchase of a revolver in Oct. 2018. Two of the charges are related to accusations that he made false statements on a federal gun form about his drug use, certifying he was not a user of or addicted to any controlled substance during a period when prosecutors allege he was addicted to crack cocaine.
The other charge is for allegedly owning the gun unlawfully, possessing the weapon for 11 days before Hallie Biden found and discarded it. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecution rested its case on Friday against President Biden’s sole surviving son after testimony from Hunter Biden’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, his ex-girlfriend Zoe Kestan and Hallie Biden, the widow of his brother Beau Biden and with whom Hunter Biden was also romantically involved after his brother’s death in 2015.
